An appeal recently filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit could give further clarity regarding the CMS's ability to discount Medicaid DSH payments for hospitals that received funds from Medicare and private insurers.

The Massachusetts Secretary of the EOHHS sent a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma taking her and HHS Secretary Tom Price up on their offer to grant states more flexibility under the Medicaid program.

Not just for the elderly lady down the street; or the least unfortunate among us. Medicaid is the single largest source of insurance in the country, covering more than 71 million Americans. 71 million.

On February 25, 2016, Indiana AG Greg Zoeller became the sixth AG, along with those of Texas, Wisconsin, Kansas, Louisiana, and Nebraska, to join in a lawsuit challenging the implementation of the Health Insurance Providers Fee, as part of the Affordable Care Act.